The Pseudo-Secularism blog published a recent article from the Wall Street Journal Bit of Malay Culture Is Now Vanishing Under Muslim Rules about the disappearing dance theater form called Mak Yong, which has its roots in Hindu and animist religions that held sway in Malaysia prior to the arrival of Islam. Performers are typically women. The Parti Islam political party has banned Mak Yong in Kelantan state.
UNESCO has proclaimed Mak Yong as a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity."
Categories: Malaysia, MY, Kelantan
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